The reason for not allowing stuff in the court room if you are seated as a juror is so that you have to rely ONLY on admitted testimony or evidence...you may hear something that is ordered "stricken" ie.not allowed to be considered in deliberations, and you may have it entered in the computer etc...The attorneys want your full attention during the preliminary screening so they can try to decide whether or not to strike you as a prospective juror...that way they won't waste a challenge during voir dire examination if you are picked. regards, mike k btw...I have been called 4 times here in central PA and picked for 2 trials...knew people involved in the other 2... Also, many people won't register to vote because they think that jurors are picked from voter registration lists...Here in PA the courts use the state DMV driver license lists to gather the pool of prospective jurors.
Anne Judge wrote: > >Is the purpose of the jury to do their own work, or to serve the country . . . > > I was thinking of the jury selection I face this month, not the trial. > > I've only gotten as far as jury selection in my experience so far, > and it mostly involves sitting in a room doing nothing. > > All morning the lawyers confer, then after lunch prospective jurors > (dozens of them) are called into a room one by one (stretching > through the whole afternoon) for the voir dire, where they decide if > they want you. > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
